Numbers 5:6

Numbers 5:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord, and that person be guilty;
• New International Version (NIV)“Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Speak to the people of Israel, When a man or woman commits any of the sins that people commit by breaking faith with the Lord, and that person realizes his guilt,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Speak to the children of Israel: ‘When a man or woman commits any sin that men commit in unfaithfulness against the Lord, and that person is guilty,

Context of Numbers 5:6

4So the Israelites did this, sending such people outside the camp. They did just as the LORD had instructed Moses. 5And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell the Israelites that when a man or woman acts unfaithfully against the LORD by committing any sin against another, that person is guilty 7and must confess the sin he has committed. He must make full restitution, add a fifth to its value, and give all this to the one he has wronged. 8But if the man has no relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the LORD and must be given to the priest along with the ram of atonement, by which the atonement is made for him.

Numbers 5:6 word by word

דַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אִ֣ישׁ אֽוֹ־אִשָּׁ֗ה כִּ֤י יַעֲשׂוּ֙ מִכָּל־חַטֹּ֣את הָֽאָדָ֔ם לִמְעֹ֥ל מַ֖עַל בַּיהוָ֑ה וְאָֽשְׁמָ֖ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִֽוא׃Read the interlinear

• Tellדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• Tellאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the Israelites thatבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• the Israelites thatיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• whenכִּיkîy · forH3588
• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• orאוֹ'ô 'av · orH176
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• actsמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• unfaithfullyמַ֫עַלma‛al · unfaithfulnessH4604
• against the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• by committingעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• anyכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• against anotherאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• personנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: personH5315
• is guiltyאָשַׁם'âsham 'âshêm · be guiltyH816

Cross-references for Numbers 5:6

• Leviticus 5:1“If someone sins by failing to testify when he hears a public charge about something he has witnessed, whether he has seen it or learned of it, he shall bear the iniquity.
• Leviticus 6:2“If someone sins and acts unfaithfully against the LORD by deceiving his neighbor in regard to a deposit or security entrusted to him or stolen, or if he extorts his neighbor

Commentaries on Numbers 5:6

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 The law of restitution: a passage supplementary to Leviticus 5:5, etc., Leviticus 6:5, etc. Numbers 5:7 Recompense his trespass - i. e. make restitution to the person whom he has injured. Numbers 5:8 Whereby an atonement shall be made for him - literally, “which shall clear him of guilt as to it,” i. e. as to the trespass. Numbers 5:10 And every man‘s hallowed things shall be his - i. e. the priest‘s. The heave offerings Numbers 5:9 and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6Harming another person is also betraying the Lord (literally to act unfaithful in unfaithfulness; compare Leviticus 5:8). Being right with God leads to being right with others. If we treat others wrongly, it shows our relationship with the Lord is not right.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-106-8. When a man or a woman shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against the Lord--This is a wrong or injury done by one man to the property of another, and as it is called "a trespass against the Lord," it is implied, in the case supposed, that the offense has been aggravated by prevaricating--by a false oath, or a fraudulent lie in denying it, which is a "trespass" committed against God, who is the sole judge of what is falsely sworn or…Read the comment

Topics related to Numbers 5:6

• Penitent
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Children of Israel
• Close
• Conceive
• Cross
• Curse
• Recompense
• Sinai

Commentaries on Numbers 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary